Philanthropic tyranny at the NYPL.

The article discusses the controversy surrounding plans to renovate and remodel the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building of the New York Public Library (NYPL) in New York City. The author argues that the architectural design conceived by the British architect Norman Foster would eradicate one of the count...

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Publicado en:	New Criterion Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 4 - 9
Autor principal:	Lewis, Michael J.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	New Criterion Dec2013
Materias:	New York Public Library Library remodeling Library architecture Library design & construction Foster, Norman, 1935- Carrère, John Merven, 1858-1911 Hastings, Thomas, 1860-1929 United States
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Sumario:	The article discusses the controversy surrounding plans to renovate and remodel the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building of the New York Public Library (NYPL) in New York City. The author argues that the architectural design conceived by the British architect Norman Foster would eradicate one of the country's finest classical revival buildings, originally designed in the late 19th-century by architects John Merven Carrère and Thomas Hastings.